Saturday Night Fever (movie)

In a directing career that has spanned four decades, John Badham has had more than his share of hits, including 1977's "Saturday Night Fever," for which John Travolta earned his first Oscar nomination, as well as 1983's "Blue Thunder," 1986's "Short Circuit" and 1987's "Stakeout."

On Tuesday night, he'll be appearing at the 30th anniversary screening of one of his biggest blockbusters, "WarGames," at the Landmark Regent Theatre in Westwood. Nominated for three Academy Awards, the witty, edge-of-your-seat thriller made Matthew Broderick a star as a teenage computer whiz who nearly causes World War III. Film critic-historian Stephen...

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